
Turning a Police Encounter Into an Oscar-winning Film
May 9, 2021- Travon Free, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning television writer, actor and comedian, turned a terrifying encounter with the police into an Oscar-winning film that highlights the ongoing tragedy of police violence against Black people. Free, who wrote the film, Two Distant Strangers, and co-directed it with Martin Desmond Roe, said police raided his home with guns drawn early in the morning and … Continue reading Turning a Police Encounter Into an Oscar-winning Film